A spring in our step
- By Haidee Clarke
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- 19 Feb, 2019
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Today we are mostly feeling..... energised
Amazing what a bit of bright, dry weather does to the soul. And the garden.
So, armed with 10 potato bags, 6 large black tubs and not enough compost or manure and the veg garden is ready for the first planting (as soon as we can lay our hands on the much required planting matter, that is). The garden got a good rake to rid of the leaf fall and a bit of a hoe (as apparently it is mild enough for the pesky buttercups to STILL be growing). It's clean, clear, under control and ready to rock'n'roll in 2019.
We also finally screwed the doors back on the little greenhouse (they blew off in a windy incident) and moved it along side the house (a) so we can keep an eye on it (b) to keep it out of high winds (c) so it gets a little warmth from the house. We potted up the triffids (aka the sweet peas), which are currently having a short stay in the porch, before heading out to the newly appointed greenhouse later this week. They were quite leggy, so are currently being held in an upright position by some kebab sticks.
And in propagator news:
As a result of the sweet peas moving out of the propagator, we planted more cut and come again salad. This time we used a compost that is had a bit more goodness. Well, within 36 hours, the seeds had already started to germinate. So rather than needing to feed in future, just a better compost would work much better.
Now to plan what seeds to sow in the coming weeks..... but we don't want to get too excited in case this run of lovely weather is dumped on from a great height by 8 foot of snow! Anyone else not quite trusting what is going on out there? But in the meantime we plan on spending as much time outside as possible..... just because.
So, armed with 10 potato bags, 6 large black tubs and not enough compost or manure and the veg garden is ready for the first planting (as soon as we can lay our hands on the much required planting matter, that is). The garden got a good rake to rid of the leaf fall and a bit of a hoe (as apparently it is mild enough for the pesky buttercups to STILL be growing). It's clean, clear, under control and ready to rock'n'roll in 2019.
We also finally screwed the doors back on the little greenhouse (they blew off in a windy incident) and moved it along side the house (a) so we can keep an eye on it (b) to keep it out of high winds (c) so it gets a little warmth from the house. We potted up the triffids (aka the sweet peas), which are currently having a short stay in the porch, before heading out to the newly appointed greenhouse later this week. They were quite leggy, so are currently being held in an upright position by some kebab sticks.
And in propagator news:
As a result of the sweet peas moving out of the propagator, we planted more cut and come again salad. This time we used a compost that is had a bit more goodness. Well, within 36 hours, the seeds had already started to germinate. So rather than needing to feed in future, just a better compost would work much better.
Now to plan what seeds to sow in the coming weeks..... but we don't want to get too excited in case this run of lovely weather is dumped on from a great height by 8 foot of snow! Anyone else not quite trusting what is going on out there? But in the meantime we plan on spending as much time outside as possible..... just because.